Runaway Railroad
This individual made 19 trips into the South and helped free 300 slaves.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This person invented the cotton gin in 1793
Who is Eli Whitney?
The purpose of this plan was to maintain the same numbers of free and slave states and to deal with new territory claimed by the United States
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This individual's victory in the presidential election of 1860 caused several Southern states to secede from the Union
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This was the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War
A network of individuals who aided runaway slaves in escaping to the North and Canada
What is the Underground Railroad?
This individual was responsible for the Pottawatomie Massacre and the raid on Harpers Ferry
Who is John Brown?
The idea that God wanted the U.S. to extend from the Atlantic to Pacific Oceans
What is Manifest Destiny?
This was issued in January of 1863 stating that all slaves behind Confederate lines would be freed
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
In this battle ¼ of all the soldiers fighting died
What is Shiloh?
Because of this a person could be placed in jail for 1 year and/or fined $500 for helping a runaway slave
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
This president refused to obey a ruling of the Supreme Court
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This stated that the U.S. would not allow any European interference in the Americas
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
This stated that slavery would no longer be allowed in the United States
What is the 13th Amendment?
Victory at this battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
What is Vicksburg?
A movement to emancipate slaves in the U.S.
What is Abolitionism?
This general was responsible for the Union’s victories in the West and was later placed in charge of all Union forces during the Civil War
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This led to the end of Reconstruction in the South
What is the Compromise of 1877?
This protects the voting rights of all citizens regardless of color
What is the 15th Amendment?
This battle is considered to be the turning point of the Civil War
What is Gettysburg?
This individual’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, caused many people to join the abolitionist movement
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
This general was in charge of all confederate forces and had several victories against the Union troops at the beginning of the Civil War
Who is Robert E. Lee?
A group that wanted to limit or end the use of alcohol in the U.S.
What is the Temperance Movement?
This stated that all citizens have equal protection under the law and gave former slaves U.S. citizenship
What is the 14th Amendment?
Lee surrendered the Southern army to Grant at this location
What is Appomattox Court House?